Ring of Fire

<p> <em>Ring of Fire</em> is a fascinating and complex story. It’s a great read but probably more importantly it resonates. I’ve found myself mulling over the characters their actions their fates long after finishing the novel. <br> —<strong>Clark Brown</strong> author of the novel<em> The Disciple</em> and the short story collection <em>Down in the Valley</em></p> <p>George Keithley (is)~ precise and evocative; and I like the fact that he knows the American experience...a western writer who doesn’t write Westerns. <br> —<strong>Wallace Stegner</strong> Pulitzer Prize winning author of <em>Angle of Repose</em></p> <p>Keithley’s talent is remarkable... <br> —<strong>Joyce Carol Oates</strong> Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award author</p> <p>Not only is George Keithley one of North America’s most soulful writers he is exquisitely imaginative. <br> —<strong>Al Young</strong> California Poet Laureate and author of the best-selling novel <em>Sitting Pretty</em></p> <p>So stunning...So rare in this day of atrophied emotion and numbed feeling.<br>—<em>The Washington Post</em></p> <p>Keithley explores many themes: the transitoriness of life the predatory nature of man and animal the all—encompassing finality of death and the ability distinctly human of transcendence. <br> —<em>Small Press Review<br> </em></p>